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That's no Teddy Bear

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If you ever come on a fishing trip to the mountains of northwestern Spain, be aware that the spot on the stream you have staked out, with only the trees, the water, and the mountains for company, just might have been staked out before your arrival. That is what a fisherman discovered last Sunday while fishing on the river Navia, in eastern Lugo, near the border with neighboring Asturias. At around eight in the morning, he felt a presence. He looked up and saw a brown bear looking at him. As is understandable, the fisherman wanted to immediately transport himself elsewhere, but wasn't exactly sure how. While he was thinking out the spiny problem, of run howling or stay absolutely still , he was actually staying absolutely still. The bear decided to leave in the interim, crossed the river, and was lost to sight on the other bank. The article I read didn't state, but I imagine the fisherman decided to decamp and look for fish somewhere else. Immediately. That isn't the fi...